Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 1.8% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 10.0% less for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay 58.4% more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
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